Research and Studies
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The Mental Image of Service Administrations in Northwest Syria: Impressions Laden with the Weight of Reality
The study employed a descriptive-analytical method, relying on qualitative and quantitative sources, to identify the mental image of service administrations in the northwest regions of Syria. It focused on local councils in Turkish-influenced areas and the ministries of the "Rescue…
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Disasters and Community Resilience: The Presence of Values and Social Networks in Northwest Syria in Responding to the 6th February 2023 Earthquake Disaster
International experiences, especially at the beginning of the current century, underscore the role of social values such as volunteering, donation, solidarity, knowledge, accumulated expertise, and information exchange, alongside the traditional or modern social networks, in enhancing the resilience of local…
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Statistics of Syrians in Turkey: The numbers explain
This report aims to reread and analyze most of the statistics that were published previously, and gives a new perspective by following the statistics of the voluntarily return, obtained citizenships, work permits, and Syrian students in the Turkish schools and…
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Between Syria and Turkey: Challenges in the Operations of Licensed Syrian Humanitarian Organizations in Turkey
Civil society organizations in Syria had no clear presence before 2011. However, the humanitarian conditions resulting from military operations and the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2642 in 2014, allowing aid to enter across borders, transformed most volunteer relief…
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Effects of the earthquake and Turkish elections on the decisions of Syrians in Turkey
Syrians in Turkey have experienced a series of changes in their relationship with the Turkish environment over more than a decade, ranging from a warm welcome to an increase in racist and hostile rhetoric and behavior towards them.
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When International Organizations bend in front of Reality equations: The Orientations of the Special Envoy to Syria
The paper delves into the conduct of the UN Special Envoy regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254 of 2015, which represents a significant indicator of the UN's approach to resolving the Syrian conflict politically. This paper, utilizing…
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The Earthquake Opens New Expansion Windows for Iran and Its Militias in Syrian Territories
The devastating earthquake in Syria has presented an additional opportunity for Iran to solidify its political influence in areas under the control of the Assad regime. Iranian officials swiftly appeared in the affected areas, portraying themselves as caretakers of those…
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The Politicization of the Humanitarian Aid to North-Western Syria File by “QSD”; Goals and Consequences
This report discusses the way “QSD” dealt with the crisis; starting from the group announcing the start of aid delivery, reaching the way the group worked to politicize the crisis and the position of the international community towards that. The…
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From Idlib to Ukraine, Recycling of “Foreign Fighters” Sponsored by “HTS”: Goals and Consequences
This report discusses the aspects of foreign fighters leaving Idlib to Ukraine and its consequences in north-western Syria, as well as the benefiting parties or the ones that had a role in aiding that operation. Finally predicting the future of…
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An Analytical Reading into the Change of Positions of Some States Towards Assad’s regime; Merely Chaos or a Political Earthquake?
Many questions surface from the Syrian population in general and the supporters of the revolution in particular about the extent of changes in the positions of states involved in the Syrian issue towards Assad’s regime after the earthquake. As well…
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